The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-18
PERFORATED Her HUSBAND.
Mrs. ames McKendrlck Bullets
Her Husband in Fine
Shape.
Five Shots Fired, Four of Which
Take Effect-The Shootist
Sent to jail.

A little after o'clock Friday aftes-
noon, James McKendrick, plasterer, en-
p'oyed on the new capitol work, was shot
and wounded four times by his wife, to
whom he has been married only about six
weeks. The shooting occurred at little
cottage, which the parties occupied, Nc.
900 Colorado street, and from all that
can be gathered concerning the affair, is
natural sequence that follows in the train
of welded misery, jealousy, temper and
ill treatment. McKendrick was at home
for his dinner when the trouble occurred,
but after the shooting managed to get to
the stationhouse with remarkable
rapidity, considering the fact that
he was then carrying four
pieces of lead in his anatomy. Sergeant
Palmer, who heard the shots, ran to the
house, and was met at the gate by Mrs
McKendIick, who gave up her pistol, say
ing that she had shot the man for abusing
her, and that she regretted she had not
scored better success in her marksman-
ship,
The woman was conveyed to the station,
and from there was taken to Justice Cal
houn's court, where a charge of assault
her.
A STATESMAN reporter sought an inter
view with the prisoner, and from her
learned a story that is remarkable in
more senses than one. The story is given
without an attempt at CLOSING, and very
substantially, as it was detailed by Mrs.
McKendrick. She said that she was a ma
tive of Chicago, where her parents,
brothers and relatives now reside. Her
maiden name was Nellie Mccoy. She is
twenty-four years old. She was first mar
ried to a man named Cline and lived with
him in Chicago a short while, but he treat
ed her so cruelty that she was forced to
leave him and earn her own living. She
secured employment as clerk in store
and went to board at house wher James
McKendrick was also boarding. She had
had slight acquaintance with him be-
fore, and this being renewed, he
offered her his protection,
which she accepted, on
his promise to make her his wife as soon
as she secured divorce from Cline. She
continued to sustain an unwarranted init
macy with him up to the 25th of Septera-
Der of last year, the period of time ex-
tending over several months. During this
time he quarrelled with her frequently,
and more than once abused, cursed, struck
and choked her, his temper seemingly
being aroused by jealousy. Finally, on
the date mentioned, the trouble culmi-
mated by his attempting to shoot her,
when, to escape from him, she jumped
from the second-story window of the
house in which they we're boarding, No. ID
Morgan place, Chicago, and sustained
a severe injury 70 her spine. She
has number of clippings
from Chicago papers giving the
details of the affair, any one of which, If
true, is not calculated to show the man up
in very favorable light. His name, how
ever, is given in each of the clippings as
McCambrick. Continuing her story, the
woman says that she laid in the county
| hospital for five months before she re-
covered from her injuries; that her family
and friends cast her off on account of he1
connection with McKendrick, and that
| when she came ont of the hospital she was
absolutely friendless and alone. She had
no further connection with McKendr lick
and in the spring of this year he came to
Austin. Shortly afterwards he began
writing to her to join him here, promising
| to make her his wife and to protect ano
care for her. At length, on the 25th Of
| June last, she was divorced from Cline, an6
McKendrick having sent her money with
which to come TO Austin, she started a;
soon as she could, and reached here on The
morning of the End of July. That same
day she and McKendrick were united il
marriage by Justice Fritz Tegener. Mrs
McKendrick says her husband is not ad-
| dicted to drink ordinarily, and, while he
was spreeing when she came to Austin, he
sobered up, and took the pledge before
Father Hurth This, she says, was
the first time she ever saw him drunk, but
she says, very shortly after their marriage
his insane jealousy began to crop up
and with it, continued and persistent
course of ill treatment, embracing some
charges that are actually too vile to be re-
peated. She says that on night before
last he charged her with unfaithfulness
and while she was lying in bed, stood ovel
her with drawn razor and threatened tc
cut her throat. Yesterday when he came
to dinner, he told her that he had drawn
his wages and intended to go back tC
Chicago; that he cared nothing for hel
anyway, and she might rack along
for herself the best way she could
Then it was, she says, that sh
determined to make an ending of he
troubles, and opened fire on him.
The weapon used was a double-action
nickel-plated american Bulldog" witt
five chambers, and carrying a Al ball
The whole five chambers were discharged
four of the shots taking effect. The frs
was a line shot with the bridge of tn
nose and struck the forehead at the edg
of the scalp, running along and fiattenin!
itself against the skull bone, lodging Oh